University of Lisbon

The University of Lisbon (Universidade de Lisboa) is a leading public university in Lisbon, Portugal, and is composed by eight faculties. It was founded in 1911 after the fall of the Portuguese monarchy regime, but the history of a university in Lisbon backs to the 13th century.

History

The first Portuguese university school was founded in 1290 by King Dinis in Lisbon, and was called Estudos Gerais (General Studies). In the following 247 years, this first university school was moved several times between Lisbon and Coimbra. In 1537, during the reign of João III, the university moved definitively to Coimbra. The entire university institution, including the teaching staff and all the books from its library, were moved to Coimbra where the University of Coimbra was definitively installed. Lisbon became an university city again in 1911 when the current University of Lisbon was founded.

Related Topics:
1290 - King Dinis - Coimbra - 1537 - João III - University of Coimbra

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